What do Egypt's Islamists Want? Moderate Islam and the Rise of Islamic Constitutionalism

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ID10278570
AuthorsBruce K Rutherford (0009-0008-7622-2458, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume60
Issue4
Pages707-731
Publication date2006-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Middle East Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0026-3141 • E-ISSN: 1940-3461
PublisherThe Middle East Journal (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3751/60.4.14
OpenAlexW2146389969
LanguageEN
Citations received12

What type of political order do Egypt's Islamists seek to create? This question is examined by studying two types of sources: the theoretical works of Egypt's most prominent contemporary Islamic thinkers and the documents issued by the Muslim Brotherhood during its 2005 parliamentary campaign. These sources indicate that a distinctively Islamic conception of constitutionalism has emerged that legitimates many of the key goals of liberal governance, including constraints on state power, governmental accountability, and protection of some civil and political rights. However, the institutions of Islamic constitutionalism support a conception of political order that differs from liberalism in important respects. These differences are most apparent with regard to the purpose of the state, the role of the individual in politics, and the function of law

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